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Carry along Divine Protection as a Gift: The Exceptional Case of O.Birmingham 1969W71

Carry along Divine Protection as a Gift: The Exceptional Case of O.Birmingham 1969W71

Authors :
Andreas Dorn
Maria Michella Luiselli
Source :
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 102:97-109
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2016.

Abstract

O. Birmingham 1969W71 is a very well preserved mid-Twentieth Dynasty ostracon belonging to the class of so-called ‘ostraca-stelae’. It shows two men in proskynesis in front of a unique iconographical composition of Mertseger and Ptah. While the captions added to the scene identify the men by their names and titles and additionally mention another individual not visually represented, they do not provide any information regarding their mutual relationship. Taking two graffiti as point of departure for the investigation into the ostracon, the present article will reconstruct the prosopography of the men named and demonstrate the agency of single individuals in matters of personal religion in Ramesside Egypt.

Details

ISSN :
25140582 and 03075133
Volume :
102
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3f83355895eeb0cbf94262d11eecae64
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/030751331610200108